Queen songs - I mean the actual construction of them, the melodies, the harmonies, the flow, the lyrics - are made with complete artistry. Why does all indie music these days have to take so much from punk? It's given this false impression that anything otherwise is insincere or fleeting, which is rubbish.

I don't like the band that basically justifies the existance of Mika and Muse, therefore I don't have an individual thought in my head. But you're right, I definitely only like music based on its perceived shock/cool factor. Truth be told I don't even listsen to the records, I just tell people I do

and i certainly dont hate them, but bohemian rhapsody is actually the greatest thing in the world i've decided. it's an event everytime it's played, cant think of a song i prefer having blasted out as the drunken masses sing along, revelling in the sheer camp brilliance of it. amazing.